Sony BDV-IT1000ES and BDV-IS1000 Blu-ray HTIB

Following its European release of Blu-ray home theater system, Sony USA is bringing to us the first solution to your HD set up supporting latest advanced audio formats, the systems decode Dolby® TrueHD, Dolby® Digital Plus, DTS®-HD Master Audio™, and DTS-HD High Resolution Audio™ decoding. Press release also states that “integrated with Sony’s S-AIR technology, both systems deliver a practical wireless multi-room solution without complicated set-up requirements. Wireless audio can be transmitted from the main system in the living room to wireless rear speakers for simple surround sound as well as separate audio devices throughout the home — up to 164 feet — by connecting a separate S-AIR AirStation receiver/speaker into a power outlet (sold separately).

Sony will provide a firmware update to these models later in the fall for BD-Live feature. Already known to a number of Sony products, Xross Media Bar is featured in each system for easy set up, as well as 2 HDMI inputs, Digital Media ports and BRAVIA® Sync™ for Theater for one-button command.

Available for your enjoyment in October.

Sony STR-DA6400ES and DA5400ES Network Receivers

Sony at CEDIA continued its dominance in HD arena by presenting to the public the latest and greates in Audio Visual entertainment. The ES (Elevated Standard) line has proved to be a strong arm in bringing the most for your audio enjoyment and has even more to offer this time around.

Both models feature Ethernet ports so that your HD content can be seamlessly streamed in 1080i quality to your second room without any hiccups.  It is currently can be accomplished a wired connection at the moment, but I forsee in the nearest future a clean wireless HD streaming clients that can be still used with this receiver. You will also noticed a number of Sony technologies implemented to deliver the “Sountina” effect to your 7.1 speaker set up: Direct Stream Digital (DSD), Sony’s D.L.L. (Digital Legato Linear) audio scaler, Sony’s High Quality Audio Transmission System (H.A.T.S.) that efficiently manages the robust digital signal insuring a consistent, high quality exchange. Other features include dual Faroudja DCDi Cinema chips, dual Digital Media ports, Internet Web Radio, XM and Sirius Satelite Radio, also support x.v.Color and Deep Color enabled sources, Xcross Media Bar for easy accessing and configuring the receivers indefinite features, DLNA capability to draw content from your PC.

The STR-DA6400ES/5400ES 7.1 channel receivers have a 120-watt power amplifier x 7 (8 ohms, 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 0.09 percent THD), six HDMI inputs (five rear, one front) with Direct Stream Digital and two HDMI outputs.

Dig in some more info from here.

VAIO HD All in One Desktops are Out for Grabs

Today at CEDIA Sony surprised us with 3 amazing all in one desktops that would beautifully sit on your desk and crunch some HD goodness. Sony is definitely stepping up on integration of High Definition into everything they make and they do it with taste.

VAIO JS, LV and RT series sport amazing  XBRITE-ECO LCD technology and the latter two boast original XBRITE-FullHD™ LCD technology, for crystal-clear images. JS has 20.1 inch LCD, LV 24″ and RT 25.5″ goodness. LV and RT series featurs a 1080p capable HDMI™ input (RT also has HDMI out) for you to connect your HDMI enabled devices without the need of booting the VAIOs. VAIO LV can be mounted on the wall as well.

VAIO RT is really an HD dream come true for those who like to mess with HD content, record HDTV shows and enjoy BD-Live Blu-rays. According to the press release “The RT series incorporates Intel® Core™2 Quad processors, up to 8GB of RAM and a terabyte hard drive. It is equipped with a high-speed eSATA port, for extra storage, and a CompactFlash® slot.”

All models are supplied with beautifully designed wireless keyboard and mouse.

Check out more details here.

VAIO Canvas VGF-CP1 Digital Frame

Well, looky looky here! I was just lamenting the fact in my post that it would be so nice to have VAIO VGF-CP1 on my desk and lo and behold Sony listened to my cries and brought this awesome gadget to the States. Let’s get into the details of its attractiveness:

First of all it is a Wi-Fi enabled frame that makes it so much better from the current DPF series frames Sony is offering at the present time. Once it is online and connected to your wireless network at home, you are able to stream your multitudes of pictures stored on your PC; another attractive feature is its capability to connect to Google™ Picasa™ web albums. This enables you to view up to four web albums simultaneously, as well as upload photos directly to a Picasa account.

RSS support is also built in to the frame as well as Web Radio to give your slide shows some melody.

Some tech specs: it features a 7-inch 800 x 480 resolution display, 128MB (!!that’s it??) of internal storage space, an SD / Memory Stick / CF multicard reader.

Get more info from the official press release.

Sony at CEDIA 2008

Welcome to the Sony World! You thought Sony was done with all of its goodness and new products at IFA in Europe? Well welcome to America, to be exact to CEDIA taking place in Denver, CO. Sony USA just unlished a number of jaw-dropping products and you will be able to get all the details from SonyInsider.com

Check out some juicy info on the following products so far:

Sony 1080p SXRD BRAVIA VPL-VW70 and VPL-HW10 projectors

Sony flagship BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray player

Sony STR-DA6400ES and STR-DA5400ES receivers

Sony NHS-A30C and NHS-70C home automation rack systems

Sony’s HomeShare multi-room entertainment

Sony VAIO JS, LV and RT all-in-one desktops

Sony’s BDV-IT1000ES and BDV-IS1000 HTIB Blu-ray systems

Sony KDL-52XBR7 and the slimmest KLV-40ZX1M

Sony WiFi VAIO VGF-CP1 Canvas aka Digital Frame